Posts Tagged ‘Trump’

Twenty years ago, we paid al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden’s war declaration against America little heed. On 9/11, we suffered the consequences of doing so. Six years ago, not only did we pay Muslim Brotherhood leaderMuhammad Badie’s war declaration against America little heed, but President Barack Obama openly embraced the group, inviting its leadership to the White House. Meanwhile, allies Egypt, Saudi Arabia and

Undoubtedly, some readers worried by the November 18 New York Times (NYT) opinion page rushed for their “safe spaces.” Political pundits, the NYT’s editorial board and others—distressed over administration appointments by President-elect Donald Trump—sounded like Chicken Little of the children’s fable. For those unfamiliar with the story, the gullible Chicken Little mistook an acorn falling on his head for a

We have heard President Barack Obama, on several occasions, endeavor to allay fears about world violence. His nuclear deal with Iran does not do this. It now is up to President-elect Donald Trump either to re-negotiate an agreement that will or to reject it. Obama’s false assurances the world is safer have sounded like

As President-elect Donald Trump awaits his inauguration, as with all previous president-elects awaiting the two-and-a-half month lapse time between the election and taking office, the reality of delivering on campaign promises starts to set in. Two promises—one on the domestic front; one on the international—require immediate decisions by Trump. Ironically, the latter, on which

A parent can suffer no greater loss than the death of a child. Any parent listening to Khizr Khan—father of Humayun S. M. Khan, a Muslim American soldier killed by a car bomb in Iraq in 2004—passionately speaking last Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) undoubtedly felt compassion for him. As